The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is receiving $298,500 from the Government of Ontario to help it fight carjackers.
For comparison, Toronto, Peel and York, is receiving $300,000 each in funding while neighbouring Peterborough Police Service is getting $291,996 and Port Hope Police Service is receiving $229,580.
Through the 2026-27 Preventing Auto Theft Grant Program, Ontario is investing an additional $6 million to help police services and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments combat and prevent auto theft.
Funding will support 22 police projects across the province, bringing the government’s total investment in the program to $24 million since 2023, said a provincial statement.
Carjacking is a major issue facing police authorities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with not just domestic tourist such as organized groups from provinces like Quebec coming to the area to steal cars, but also international criminal tourists defrauding luxury dealerships and fleeing abroad with the vehicles (see below).
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